B1+ - Present perfect simple vs. continuous | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Maya ________ (read) the Harry Potter books for the last two months.

She has been reading

I ___________ (save up) for a new smartphone since my last birthday.

I've been saving up.

Say the answer to the question using the prompts in brackets: Why are you so happy? (win the spelling competition)

I've won the spelling competition.

Say the answer to the question using the prompts in brackets: Why are you so white? (just see a ghost)

I've just seen a ghost.

Say the answer to the question using the prompts in brackets: Why aren't you hungry? (eat ten biscuits)

I've eaten ten biscuits.

Say the answer to the question using the prompts in brackets: Why are you so filthy? (clean my bike for two hours).

I've been cleaning my bike for two hours.

I can't find my keys. I ________ (see) them for 24 hours.

I haven't seen

Can you answer the phone? My hands are dirty because I _______ (make) a cake.

I've been making

My eldest sister _________ (do) exams all month.

has been doing

He _____ never ______ (meet) your friend, has he?

has/met

I think Josie ______ (have) some bad news.

has had

Your hair's wet! What have you __________?

been doing

The kids' bedroom is so untidy because they ________ (play) all day.

They have been playing

According to some experts, our quality of life ______ (get) worse over the last few years.

has been getting

Life ______ (become) very difficult for those living in the city because of the traffic.

has become

The temperature today _______ (fall) by five defrees. It's freezing!

has fallen

It _____ (rain) heavily for hours now and it doesn't seem to be stopping.

has been raining

They _______ (build) new blocks of flats for many years.

have been building

How long _____ the residents ______ (wait) for the new eco-friendly plan?

have residents been waiting

The exhibition ____________ (run) for a month.

has been running

How long _____ you ______ (work) as an architect?

have you been working